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MESSAGE  OF  TITE  PRESIDENT. 


Richmond,  Ya.,  January  27,  1863. 

To  the  Senate  and  Howie  of  Representatives  : 

I  herewith  transmit  a  communication  from  the  Secretary  of  War, 
covering  an  estimate  of  funrl.s  requireil  by  the  Ordnance  Bureau. 

I  recommend  an  appropriation  of  the  amount  specified  for  the  pur- 
pose indicated. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 


COMMUNICATION  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  WAR, 


CONFEDERATF.  StaTES  OF    AmERICA,   AVaR  Di.PARTMENT,  ) 

Richmond,  V.i.,  January  21,  ISC;L       S 

His  Excellency,  The  President  : 

Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  for  transmission  to  Congress,  nn 
estimate  of  funds  required  by  the  Ordnance  Bureau,  to  supply  defi- 
ciencies caused  by  transfer  *from  the  Quartermaster's  Department, 
during  the  year  18C'2. 

Very  respectfully,  ■'' 

Your  obedient  servant, 

JAMES  A.  SEDDON, 

Secref:irjj  of  )Var. 


ESTIMATE  OF  FUNDS  required  hy  Ordnance  Bureau,  to  supplj, 
deficiencies  cai'.ml  by  transfers  from  (^uartermafJer^s  Department,  durina; 
the  year  186.'?,  as  followf! : 

"ohdnance  SERvirr.  in  all  it=;  r.niNcnns." 

Amount  transferred  from  Quartern} niter's  Department, 

us  per  act  of  Congress,  approved  January  ;3i),  1862,  $.0,000,000  00 
•  Amount  transferred  from  (^)uartermaster's  Department, 

by  approval  of  the  rre.si<letit,  August  7th,  1862,         5,000,001)  00 


To^al,  $8,000,000  (Hi 

This  amount  was  expended  in  the  purchase  of  ordnance  and  ord- 
nance stores  abroad,  and  also  the  manufacture  an;l  purchase  of  the 
ram.e  Avithin  the  limits  of  the  Con  federate  States, 

J.  GORGAS, 
Colonel  and  Chief  of  Ordnance, 

OnnwNfT.  Omrr,,  Richmond,  Yn..  Jan.   10,  1S6S, 


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